CoastEd
Gold Coast City Council and the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management have developed the CoastEd program as a key component of the Gold Coast City's integrated coastal management plan.
Coastal Educators deliver a range of educational services to school and community groups each year as part of the CoastEd program, with sesssions held in classrooms or outdoors within coastal environments. Opportunities also exist for involvement in coastal activities such as dune planting or beach clean-ups. Funding is available to deliver sessions to a limited number of schools and community groups free of charge, but schools are encouraged to book early each term to avoid missing out on the fully funded sessions. CoastEd sessions are also available on a fee for service basis.
If you would like to book a CoastEd session please download and complete the 'Expression of Interest' form and forward to the Program Administrator, Peta Williams at peta.williams@griffith.edu.au or telephone 07 555 28530 or 555 28506 (fax 555 28067).
- CoastEd Brochure (PDF 249.4kb)
- Expression of Interest Form (PDF 37.7kb)
- CoastEd Session Confirmation (PDF 43.5kb)
- Resource Order Form (PDF 35.8kb)
- CoastEd sessions
- CoastEd Feedback Form (PDF 183.1kb)
- Information Sheets
- Teacher/student aid
- Links
- CoastAct
- Clean Beach Challenge
Get your FREE Coastal Dune Plant Kit
Recently the Centre, with funding from the Australian Government's Envirofund scheme, developed an important education resource for local community groups and schools to assist in the protection of our dunes. The kit aims to increase knowledge and awareness of the unique vegetation communities within our threatened coastal dune areas and is a vital tool for community groups working on the dunes. The development and inclusion of the kits in the CoastEd program will allow community members and schools of the Gold Coast to learn more about the vegetation that protects our beautiful beaches. It contains a dune plant identification book, dune plant poster, GCCM gardening gloves, a seed propagation kit, and teacher resources including information sheets and activites. Kits are FREE for schools and community groups and can be obtained by completing and returning the Order Form. More information is available by contacting Peta Williams peta.williams@griffith.edu.au or telephone on (07) 55528530.
CoastEd News
- CoastEd Newsletter, Issue 3 (PDF 415.1kb).
- CoastEd Newsletter, Issue 4 (PDF 261.1kb).
- CoastEd Newsletter, Issue 5 (PDF 300.2kb).